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Mikkel Kessler to fight Carl Froch in London in May

Mikkel Kessler (right) defeated Carl Froch (left) the last time the two met in 2010.

Mikkel Kessler (right) defeated Carl Froch (left) the last time the two met in 2010.

LONDON (AP) -- Mikkel Kessler's super-middleweight rematch against Carl Froch will take place in London in May.

In their 2010 fight, Kessler won a unanimous points decision in his native Denmark.

The new title bout was announced Friday and it will take place at London's O2 Arena on May 25.

The 33-year-old Kessler is the WBA champion and has won 46 of his 48 fights - 35 by knockout. Froch (30-2, 22 KO) holds the IBF belt, which the British fighter took off Lucien Bute in May 2011.

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